Athlétic Club Arlésien last played at a professional capacity in the Championnat de France Amateur, the fourth division in French football; it previously gained four promotions in five seasons to reach Ligue 1 in 2010.

When the club was named Arles-Avignon, they played their home matches at the Parc des Sports in nearby Avignon.

The team was managed by former football player Franck Dumas and captained by defender Sébastien Cantini, who joined the club in 2012 after a five-year stint in Italy.

Arles-Avignon's highest honour was winning its group in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football, in 2007.

In the Arles' ensuing season, the club fell back to the Ligue du Sud-Est, and after four attempts, returned to the Championnat de France amateur in 1965.

In 1992, under the tutelage of manager Jean-Louis Sanz, Arles earned promotion to the Championnat National and were inaugural members of the new league.

Just after earning promotion to Ligue 2, Arles confirmed that the club was leaving the Stade Fernand Fournier to move into the Parc des Sports in nearby Avignon, a bigger and more modern venue.

[6] In the club's return to the second division after over 35 years, Arles-Avignon against stunned French football enthusiasts by finishing third in the league.

On 10 July 2015, DNCG announced that Arles-Avignon was administratively relegated to Championnat de France Amateur from Ligue 2 for failing to guarantee sufficient capital.

[8][9] Below are the notable former and current players who have represented Arles-Avignon and its predecessors league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1912.